EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE REPORT
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize our feelings and those of others, motivating ourselves and managing emotions effectively in ourselves and others. This quiz focused on four areas and twelve competencies related to them. Levels of Emotional Intelligence are measured by:
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Self-Awareness: recognizing our own emotions.
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Self-Management: effectively managing our own emotions.
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Social Awareness: recognizing the emotions of others.
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Relationship Management: applying our understanding of emotions to our dealings with others.
The following graphic is based on your responses and reveals insights into your emotional intelligence.
OVERVIEW
SELF-AWARENESS
Self-Awareness is the ability to be aware of our emotions.
EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
Emotional Awareness is the ability to recognize our emotions, differentiate among different ones, and understand the impact of emotions. Other people might understand and experience emotions differently than you do. Also, you might trigger emotions in others, so being sensitive to this possibility will help you communicate more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate you are highly tuned to your emotions. You are aware of and can recognize and identify the emotion you are experiencing. You understand that one can experience a range of emotions. You can also understand why you feel a particular emotion at a given time. You are also aware of your reactions to these emotions and understand that thoughts drive your feelings. You can use your understanding of your emotions to guide your actions. Your awareness of your emotions helps you connect with your feelings when interacting with others in personal and professional relationships. For example, you can use your emotional awareness to guide your decisions and interactions with friends, family, colleagues, or acquaintances. In addition, this awareness helps you predict your reactions to people or situations, which may help you respond more effectively or remove yourself from situations you are not ready to handle in personal and social settings or at Work
SELF-MANAGEMENT
Self-Management is your ability to manage your emotions effectively.
EMOTIONAL SELF-CONTROL
Emotional Self-control is the ability to keep emotions under control. Other people might be influenced by emotions more or less than you. Understanding other individuals' levels of self-control can help you communicate with them more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you may sometimes be in control of your emotions. You are not always able to immediately realize when emotions start taking control. You can sometimes control your reactions and behavior but not always. You may, at times, find ways to calm yourself. You may sometimes focus on the thoughts running through your mind and try to change the negative thoughts to positive ones to handle your emotions better. However, you cannot always identify the reason behind your emotions and use that awareness to help you control them effectively. Your ability to control emotions can sometimes help you be objective in understanding people and perspectives, but not always, especially during an emotionally charged situation or personal emotional crisis. It can sometimes help you objectively understand perspectives to make good decisions. As you are sometimes aware that emotions can impact behavior, you may sometimes, but not always, tend to hold back before reacting during heated arguments or a stressful situation. For example, you can help cool off from a heated argument and get back to constructive discussions. Sometimes, but not always, you have an insight into the root cause of emotions, which can help you change negative thoughts to positive ones and help you handle different perspectives. By further increasing your emotional self-control, you will be able to see the person as a whole and not just in the context of the argument. In work situations, you can reevaluate positions and take appropriate steps.
ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION
Achievement Orientation is our desire to meet or exceed a standard of excellence. Other people might seek achievement more or less than you, and understanding other individuals' achievement orientation will help you better understand how they manage themselves.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that challenges and goals drive you. You believe in yourself and your ability to meet and achieve your goals. You are self-motivated and take on new challenges once you accomplish a previous goal. You do not stop at what is required but go beyond to exceed your expectations of yourself. Your drive to achieve goals and conquer challenges will help you with your work but may impact your relationships. You can take calculated risks, set challenging goals and perform well at work, resulting in success, self-satisfaction, and recognition.
POSITIVE OUTLOOK
A Positive Outlook is an ability to look positively at situations, problems, stress, self, and others. Other people may have a more or less optimistic view than you. Understanding other individuals' approaches will help you understand their perspectives and communicate effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you tend to have a bleak view of events in life. You probably expect things to go wrong and may feel stressed. When events or people upset you, you tend to think negatively and assume the worst. Most often, people around you coax you to think positively. Increasing your positive approach would benefit your personal and work relationships. Turning a stressful message into a positive one can help you avert any negative feelings or thoughts you may experience and deal effectively with others (friends, family, and colleagues). Maintaining a positive outlook allows you to pursue your goals despite uncertainty, setbacks, and obstacles. Increasing your positive approach in times of emotional turmoil will help you stay positive and calm.
ADAPTABILITY
Adaptability is openness to change and flexibility to adapt to change. Other people might be impacted by change more or less than you. Understanding other individuals' levels of adaptability and flexibility will help you understand their perspective, empathize, and learn.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are sometimes open to change. Pressures and uncertainties sometimes perturb you. Sometimes you welcome change and transition smoothly by focusing on your priorities. You are sometimes adaptable and flexible, which helps with your relationships and work. This skill enables you to deal with pressures and stress effectively at times but not always. However, with increased adaptability, you can deal efficiently with changes, pressures, and stress at home, in your social circles, and at work. In addition, becoming more adaptable and flexible will help you welcome changes and new initiatives at work.
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Social Awareness is the ability to recognize emotions in others.
EMPATHY
Empathy is understanding others' feelings and perspectives as if they were yours. Other people may be more or less empathetic than you. Understanding other individuals' empathy levels will help you communicate and interact with them more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can sometimes understand others' feelings and perspectives. You try to help people feel heard, listen to people's concerns, and lend an empathetic ear. You can sometimes empathize with friends, family, colleagues, and others. You can sometimes understand the feelings, perspectives, and non-verbal signals of others, but not always. Increasing your levels of empathy can help others feel heard — whether friends, family, or colleagues. In addition, empathy is a great skill to have as a team member, manager, and leader. So, learning to enhance this skill is essential.
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS
Organizational Awareness is the ability to read a group's emotional dynamics and power relationships. Other people might be more or less aware of group dynamics than you. Understanding other individuals' sensitivity to emotions in a group can help you understand their perspectives and reactions, which will help you work with groups more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can often identify the prevailing emotion in a group. You can sometimes also decipher the power play of emotions among group members. You can sometimes but not always, identify the influencers and networks in the group. At times, you are aware of group dynamics, which can help you understand the relationships among people and work well with colleagues. For example, you can use your understanding of team dynamics to understand your colleagues, interact with them successfully, and negotiate more effectively. In addition, increased awareness can help you identify networks and help resolve conflicts and manage others.
CONCLUSION
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize our feelings and those of others, motivate ourselves, and manage emotions effectively in ourselves and others. Developing competence in the areas Self Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Relationship Management will help you reduce stress and develop meaningful relationships with colleagues, friends, and loved ones.
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RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Relationship Management involves applying your understanding of emotions when dealing with others.
INFLUENCE
Influence is the ability to persuade others. Other people may be more or less influential than you. So, understanding other individuals' influencing skills may help you better understand their interactions and influence on others.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can persuade others to agree with your viewpoints. You understand your impact on others and can use it to convince, inspire, and win them over. You can influence others, and this skill can help with your relationships and at work. For example, you can gain support for a social initiative, a common cause in the community, a family event, or a friend's get-together. You can gain support for initiatives and attract a group of allies, mentors, and supporters. In addition, you can convince people to agree with your viewpoints and get people to work on activities and projects that align with your vision.
COACHING AND MENTORING
Emotional intelligence relating to coaching and mentoring is the interest in helping others hone their skills and abilities. Other people might be better or worse at coaching and mentoring than you. Understanding other individuals' interests in coaching and mentoring can help you contemplate how you want to interact with the person.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you enjoy guiding people. You take responsibility for coaching others to meet their goals and dreams. You provide support and mentor others on their learning journey. You believe you are a good coach. Your interest in guiding and mentoring others can improve your relationships and working life. You guide or coach your friends, family, and colleagues to achieve their goals. You often find ways to be a guide or a registered mentor at your organization to help others and provide support during their journey. It is probably a significant part of your identity, and you may want to play the role of a mentor with your loved ones. In the future, you might find that coaching becomes an integral part of your identity.
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Conflict Management is the ability to de-escalate and resolve conflicts. Other people might manage conflicts more or less effectively than you. Understanding how others manage conflicts will help you think, analyze, and process conflicts more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can sometimes decide between two equally desirable or undesirable options. Such decisions may cause stress, internal conflicts, and a sense of helplessness. You can sometimes but not always manage conflicts between friends, family, and colleagues and help others collaborate and cooperate. Understanding different perspectives can help you find solutions that are acceptable to everyone when friends, family, or colleagues disagree with each other.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Inspirational Leadership is a style that inspires and guides others. Others might be adopting a leadership style that is more or less inspirational than yours. Understanding other individuals' leadership styles can help you understand others and potentially improve your style.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are open to learning from others. You sometimes oscillate between motivating others and explaining tasks. You may at times trust others but not always. You may sometimes, but not always, continue to do your work during stressful situations. You are sometimes interested in inspiring and motivating others. In your personal life and at work, you can play the role of a leader. You try to encourage others and can sometimes propel them toward a goal. Increasing this skill can help you influence your loved ones, friends, family, and colleagues to work toward any goal they have created for themselves or a common organizational goal.
TEAMWORK
Teamwork is working with others toward a shared goal. Other people may engage with teams differently than you. Understanding how others interact within a group can help you better understand the team's dynamics.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you most often blend in to be an effective team member. However, you can become competitive at times. You may or may not stand up for tolerance or support misrepresented individuals. You may be effective at building trust at times, but not always. You may oscillate between accessing different opinions and holding onto a single viewpoint. You sometimes work effectively with others, which helps you with your personal and working relationships. You are primarily a team player but sometimes can be competitive. Your competitive spirit can help advance your goal orientation and need to win at times, sometimes preventing others from trusting you. However, if you work on becoming a team player, you will be a great asset to your friends, family, and colleagues. You will also be able to identify the emotional undercurrents among people, which can help you bring everyone together. Your interest in standing up for others can sometimes help in building trust with the team. You seem balanced between holding different viewpoints and having a single perspective.